[R] bivariate kernel density estimates at point locations ( r ather than at grid locations)

Liaw, Andy andy_liaw at merck.com
Thu Dec 15 21:52:25 CET 2005


You can try `locfit', though it does local likelihood, rather than
garden-variety kernel density estimation.  Here's an example:


library(locfit)
data(cldem)
den.fit <- locfit(~ x1 + x2, data=cltrain)
predict(den.fit, newdata=cltrain)

Andy

From: Strickland, Matthew
> 
> Hi,
> 
> My data consists of a set of point locations (x,y). 
> 
> I would like to know if there is a procedure for bivariate kernel
> density estimation in R that returns the density estimates at the
> observed point locations rather than at grid locations. I 
> have looked at
> a number of different routines and they all seem to return 
> estimates at
> grid locations.  
> 
> Any type of kernel is fine (i.e., Gaussian, Quartic, etc).  
> 
> Thank you for your help!
> 
> Matt Strickland
> U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
> 
> ______________________________________________
> R-help at stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list
> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help
> PLEASE do read the posting guide! 
> http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html
> 
>




More information about the R-help mailing list